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WGI International Checklist of
Nymphaea (Waterlily) Cultivars
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1) Cultivar Name:
Nymphaea ‘Ostara’
2)
Hardy or tropical: Tropical 3)
Day or night bloomer: Daybloomer
4)
Originator: J. Craig Presnell 5)
Year of origin: 2004
6)
Address: Removed to protect privacy
7) Nominant (Named by): J. Craig Presnell
8) Address
(if different from above):
9)
Introducer: J. Craig Presnell
10) Address
(if different from above):
11) Applicant: J. Craig Presnell
12) Address
(if different from above):
13)
Phone: 14) Fax: 15) Email: Removed to protect privacy
16) As far as you know, has this
name been published in a dated publication together with a description?
Yes
17) If yes to 16, give details of the earliest publication
(title, date, publisher, etc.):
18) Has this cultivar been granted Patent or Plant Breeders'
Rights, or is it being sold under a trade designation other than the name used
here? No
19) If yes to any of the above, please give details:
20) Has a Standard been deposited in a recognized herbarium?
No
21) If yes, please give details (where, when deposited,
etc.):
ABOUT THE PLANT
Parentage:
Seed
(maternal) parent: N. ‘Tequila
Sunrise’
Pollen (paternal) parent: N. ampla
Please give following dimensions
in centimeters
Description
‑ Flower: Shape: Cup
Diameter: 18 cm.
Sepal
color, exterior: Green with cinnamon spots
Sepal
color, interior: White with pink tips
Sepal
number: 4
Petal
color: Lilac pink
Petal
number: 28-30
Stamen:
Filament color: Yellow stamenoids
Anther color:
Tip color: Pink
Pedicel
(flower stalk) color: Green
Pedicel pubescent (fuzzy)? No
Fragrant? Slightly
Height above water: 20 cm.
Leaves: Shape:
Ovate
Margin: Slightly denate
Length x width: 35.5 x 30 cm.
Sinus: Closed
Lobes: Pointed
Color, top: Dark green with heavy reddish
mottling
Color, underside: Light green with
numerous pink spots
Petiole (leaf stem) color: Green
Petiole
pubescent? No
Viviparous?
No
Spread of plant (diameter): 152-182 cm.
What
cultivar does this plant most closely resemble and how does it differ?
Possibly N. ‘General Pershing’ but ‘Ostara’
has a feathery petaloid center.
Unusual characteristics or comments:
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images of N. ‘Ostara’
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